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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - The Akha Way 1988-1990.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the order of importance for people in the village?
(a) The headman, fathers, mothers, boys, girls.
(b) The headman, grandfathers, fathers, males of any age, women.
(c) Grandparents, parents, male children, female children.
(d) Father, oldest son, mother, other sons.

2. What language do the children in Teacher Zhang's school want to learn?
(a) Cantonese.
(b) Mandarin.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Akha.

3. What is the one good omen when Deh-ja goes into labor?
(a) It is the season of spirits.
(b) It is Rat Day.
(c) It is raining.
(d) It is the day of sacrifice.

4. Why is Teacher Zhang sometimes bitter?
(a) He wants a wife.
(b) He was not allowed to return to his home after the Cultural Revolution.
(c) He hates teaching school.
(d) He does not agree with communism.

5. What does Li-yan eat that keeps her feeling full?
(a) Chili flakes.
(b) Rice.
(c) Tea leaves.
(d) Chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does dreaming of a dog on the roof mean?

2. What is considered proper conduct for a pregnant woman?

3. What type of government did Chairman Mao establish in China?

4. Why does Li-yan lie about her dream?

5. What does Li-yan's father learn when they arrive at the tea collection center?

(see the answer key)

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